Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-11-03

roform she told me that she stayed at
Compton that night, but in her first
statement she said that she came back
to Los Angeles after seeing the barn
fall in.
CROss-ExAMINED.
l presume had other conversations
with the defendant. / had one on,
Sunday morning when she came to.
She said she was innocent, and ex-
pressed herself with good deal OF
feeling. My object was not to IN
gratiate myself with her and get
statement out OF her. l was not sent
in as detective, but to take care of
the prisoner. Chief Darcy told me,
after we had fetched the girls trunks,
to let Minnie go, but to hold Hattie.
Minnie wouldn't 60 until the next
morning. He told me to stay there.
He didn't tell me why he wanted me
| to stay there. / staid there Wednes-
day night, Thursday night. Friday
night, Saturday night, all OF Sunday
and nearly till Monday. She slept
part of that time. She took the poison
on the 18th, Saturday night. Doctors
saw her that night. Nobody went In
| to see Hattie before that night in my
presence. l was there only at night
time. did not hear Darcy use coarse
or abusive language to either OF the
girls. The witness here related
pretty tough story about circumstan-
| tial evidence that he had told the de-
fendant, and he denied that he had
told that story in order to get her to
make a statement. Alter she told me
that Darcy had advised her to keep
secret what she knew, she told me
about the suicide. l saw Minnie when
she was locked up in the back cell.
She said they wouldn't let her see her
sister. When went out l locked the
door. She was kept in confinement
from Saturday night until Monday
night. Then Darcy released her.
Chief Darcy ordered me to search
Minnie. did not do it. l said, Its
all right" l was not present when
she was searched. I did not think it
was absolutely necessary to search
Minnie.
THE NEXT MORNING
Darcy asked me if Minnie was
searched. l answered that l had not
thought it necessary. Brady had ar
rested her the night before after she
returned from the theater. do not
positively state that a charge was en-
tered against her. Jeffries Brady and
went to arrest her at her house. We
took away with us two trunks. We
examined their contents. Darcy took
q photograph OF Minnie and Hattie
and put them in his pocket. Myself,
Captain Fletcher. Sergeant Jeffries,
Chief Darcy and Brady got our hands
in that trunk. Brady's name is not
on the police roster. | don't know
where he came from and | don't know
if he is an officer. l came from
Omaha myself. / worked in the rail-
road shops handling men until March.
Prior to that was employed by the
Pullman Car Company at Chicago. l
was a police officer in 1878 and 1879
at Battle Creek, Michigan. l was all o
on the police force of Chicago for
two years and a half. l was
also a special policeman at Pullman
Ill. 1 was suspended as police officer
a few days ago. l do not know if it
was in connection with this case.
!
Pm. DARCY,
Recalled: think it was on Thursday
that Hattie told me she had shot Har-
Ian. 1t was on the trip to recover the
watch.
Nv. BRADY,
Sworn, testified: / have been here a
little over two months. am a detec-
tive for this city. l know Hattie
Woolsteen. I met her in the Chief OF
Policies office on a Monday, ON Octo-
Der the 10TH. had a conversation
with her then respecting Harlan's
death. Darcy was present. l heard
the questions propounded to and
answered by her. l took down her
statement. Afterwards l had some
conversation with her which l did
not take down. Statement demanded
by the defense. Argued and state
ment ordered produced.) l wrote my
name on the back of each sheet. This
is the statement. (Witness reads.)
"Hattie Woolsteen, at Chiefs office,
8 A. NJ, October IL, 1887. First state
ment: My name is Hattie Woolsteen.
am rooming with my sister at 5l4
FOTI BtIttt. L IdNC hhoWu III LIZ
since January last. The first time |
met him was in his office. No. %
South Spring street. 1 went in to have
tooth pulled. He done the work.
A short time after that and my sis
ter went to his office and had
other work done. Since that time
myself and DIR. Harlan got quite well
acquainted and have been out rid
ing with him several times. The
last time l went riding with him was
on the 9Th of October. We left DR.
Harlan's office about noon that day
went from town direct to Whittier
then from there to Compton. We did
not get out of the buggy but once that
was at Stevens Ranch. We stayed
there about half an hour got some
fruit, grapes, figs and apples. Went
from there to the Barley Place drove
around that. Did not get out of the
buggy; went from there to Com pton
: left Compton about 7 O'Clock thai
evening for Los Angeles; arrived a
the stable about 8: 80 o'clock same
evening. The doctor walked home
with me. He left me at the gate O
my house and that was the last saw
of him at z O'Clock P. NJ, October 9th.
, 1887. He called on me about
, O'Clock p. NJ, October 9th, 1887, ant
{ left about 7 80 p. NJ, same day. The
doctor said he had some business o
importance to attend to and had t.
: go, SO he left. He looked
| as though he was troubled
, about something. That is the las
time l saw him. I went out to visi
, Mrs. Barley at her ranch this side
Compton, last June. l stayed there
; seven days. The Doctor called on me
once while I was stopping there.
never saw DIR. Harlan before last Jan
uary. did not know he was mar
ried, nor do believe he is yet. While
was working for Mr.. Bradley the